The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What factors should organizations consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy?

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, Amazon reminds customers to reorder their most often-purchased products, and shows them related products or suggestions. For example, a supply-chain function can use algorithms to predict future needs and the time products need to be shipped for timely arrival. Routine questions from staff can be quickly answered using AI.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

The CTDPA exempts certain entities, including, for example, state and local government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”), and qualifying covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires encryption or equivalent security measures to protect private student records.

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Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Other federal laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), mandate specific retention periods (6 years in the case of HIPAA) for certain entities when it comes to retaining certain records. This act mandates the retention of financial records and audits for a minimum of five years.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For example, an IT expert may be comfortable implementing a Cloud database, but do they have the skills to draw up processes to ensure that employees configure it correctly? By comparison, 24% said they are investing in ongoing cyber security education and 23% said they are increasing their IT or security budget.

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Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. For example, imagine a hospital employee accidentally shares a patient’s medical records with someone who shouldn’t have seen them.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For example, natural language understanding (NLU) focuses on comprehension, enabling systems to grasp the context, sentiment and intent behind user messages. For example, a chat bubble might inquire if a user needs assistance while browsing a brand’s website frequently asked questions (FAQs) section.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank’s response Threat to financial accounts Finance and insurance are one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. For example, cybercriminals could use the stolen credentials and personal data to open accounts in the names of individuals without them being aware.

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Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques.

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IT Governance

JUNE 18, 2018

One in five schools and colleges have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to research from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, yet the majority (74%) of educational establishments claim to be “fully prepared” to deal with such attacks. .

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The amended regulation took effect on August 1, 2019, for annuity products and will become effective on February 1, 2020, for life insurance products.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. Beyond the technology precautions themselves, ongoing training and education about security threats is essential. The Human Element.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Most of the compromised websites are e-commerce sites, but crooks also offered access to websites of organizations in healthcare, legal, education and insurance industries and belonging to government agencies. According to the experts, most of the compromised servers are from U.S., Russian, or German hosting services.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

It added: “We are working with local law enforcement, GEMA, GBI, and insurance officials to recover the funds. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. This cyber-attack resulted in funds being stolen from the school system by an outside source.”.

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Collibra

MARCH 11, 2021

Operating model example. Here is an example of how an insurance company working with Collibra set up its operating model: The insurance company is cross-functional, frequently requiring collaboration among different lines of business, such as finance, sales, marketing and IT. Data domain example. Data dictionaries.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. Education is also becoming increasingly important when protecting organisations. Ransomware will continue to increase. However, organisations as a whole will be targeted rather than individual machines.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

Financial services firms must do more to educate employees about cyber security, according to the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority). For example, they can help prevent criminal hacking by keeping a close eye out for suspicious emails and ensuring they don’t click fraudulent links. What should financial organisations be doing?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. For example, only recently did the three major consumer reporting bureaus allow all U.S. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. . ” RECYCLING VICTIMS. .”

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

“The increase in nation-state attacks and major incidents overall continues to apply pressure to drive visibility of an organization’s security program by boards, corporate executives and cyber insurers,” Dudley said. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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Collibra

APRIL 11, 2022

Operating model example. Here is an example of how an insurance company working with Collibra set up its operating model: The insurance company is cross-functional, frequently requiring collaboration among different lines of business, such as finance, sales, marketing and IT. Data domain example. Data dictionaries.

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ARMA International

APRIL 28, 2022

The plan was to meet the insurance coordinator at the Howard Avenue office at 8:30 a.m. I knew from previous education and training that documenting damage before moving or addressing anything was critical. I was aware that I would need documentation on damage and losses for insurance and internal purposes.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2021

“For example, you’ll see a label for a letter to go out with a counterfeit check for a car wrap scam, and the sender on the shipping label will be something like XYZ Biological Resources.” “Education is definitely one piece, as raising awareness is hands down the best way to get ahead of this,” Tokazowski said.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For example, organizations can use generative AI to: Quickly turn mountains of unstructured text into specific and usable document summaries, paving the way for more informed decision-making. Professionals in education, law, technology and the arts will likely see generative AI touch their profession sooner.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Act’s definition of personally identifying information also includes first name or first initial and last name in combination with, for example, Social Security number, passport number, and biometric information. Uniform Personal Data Protection Act.

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Rocket Software

MARCH 11, 2022

According to research by Aberdeen, the industries with the strongest need for terminal emulation are business services (accounting, HR and consulting, for example), manufacturing, retail, education, healthcare, finance and insurance.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

One such example is the recent disclosure that military personnel wearing Strava devices are revealing highly sensitive information about their locations and activities. For example, are they encrypting their data? It took effort to force change, and it’s clear it simply would not have happened on its own.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. That's an example of AI. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

KMaaS can help organizations comply with industry regulations and standards such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) by providing secure key lifecycle management and encryption services.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Budget Ammo] Cyber Insurers Turn Attention to Catastrophic Hacks. Some major cloud providers are being excluded from cyber insurance policies by carriers worried about the potential for major cyberattacks. Save My Spot! This can help to reduce the chance of credential theft and account takeover attempts.".

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Collibra

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Viewed more broadly, the data associated with a patient’s engagement with a healthcare provider – for example, admissions records and procedures performed – can provide insights into the future strategy of the organization. . For example, often there is no agreed data infrastructure or security standards between technology systems.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

An example of the importance of data privacy is in the healthcare industry, where it’s critical to protect confidential patient information for patient trust and comply with regulations. Educate employees about digital safety, including two-factor or multi-factor authentication.

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Reltio

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Reltio’s goal is to provide clarity, educate the market and explain our differentiation. Let’s take a common banking example, people use different email addresses for different purposes. But the same holds true for other industries like telco, insurance, CPG, retail and life sciences. 2) ENRICHMENT. 3) RELATIONSHIPS MATTER.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

This is about everybody being on the same page and it’s where a number of these subsequent steps and processes flow from, like the education you’re going to provide, the communications, and so forth. You want to leverage your stakeholders in this critical foundational step, in approving it and updating it as needed. What does that look like?

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CGI

JANUARY 12, 2017

Instead, they’re investing in understanding customer expectations through, for example, focus groups, panels, beta launches, surveys, etc. Educate customers to increase awareness and trust: In addition to partnering with banks, leading FinTechs are investing in customer education to gain trust. Add new comment.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2019

The GDPR considers personal data to be anything that identifies, or can be used to identify, a living person, such as your name, National Insurance number or email address (personal or work). Vital interests : for example, when processing data will protect someone’s physical integrity or life (either the data subject’s or someone else’s).

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John Battelle's Searchblog

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

But after the wake up call that was PIPA/SOPA, it’s become clear why Lessig decided to stop focusing on battles he felt he couldn’t win (reforming copyright law, for example), and instead aim his intellect at the root causes of why those battles were fruitless.

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